In reply to NickD :
Every time I see one of those gassers with the colored windows, I think about how eye-searingly painful it must have been to drive one.
In reply to Duke :
Well, you weren't driving the Fantasia Willys far, since in a twist, it was not a Gasser but a AA/Fuel Altered, so blown Chrysler hemi on nitro. The only '41 Willys to ever run in AA/Fuel Altered, since that was typically Model T roadster or Bantam roadster territory, not a steel full-bodied '40s car. It also had air actuated shocks in the front to pop the nose up 10" on launch and then drop it as it went down the track, as well as a hinged subframe mounted on top of the frame that cantilevered the engine up 3" on launch and then lowered as well. Fast car, but prone to breaking the rear tires loose at 170+mph, which would then smack the valves into the pistons.
More conventional Fuel Altereds.
Ha! Like minds.
Quite possibly the other most famous altered shot. The Magic Muffler Topolino barfing its guts all over the starting line.
My next small welding project shop. I need these for the next family cookout.
In reply to Appleseed :
Yeah, the Magic Muffler Fiat was awesome too.
I have personally seen you guys make fun of dudes in their Carolina Squat trucks.
Just sayin'.
In reply to Streetwiseguy :
Carolina Squat is just a dumb trend that serves no actual purpose. It's a style thing. Gassers had an actual reason for that stance.
In reply to NickD :
Squat trucks appear to be a bastardization of a trophy truck style or other off off road trucks that needs a large amount of front suspension travel because of weight distribution. (this is not a particularly good example, but I think you can see it a bit)
Yeah...
aircooled said:In reply to NickD :
Squat trucks appear to be a bastardization of a trophy truck style or other off off road trucks that needs a large amount of front suspension travel because of weight distribution. (this is not a particularly good example, but I think you can see it a bit)
Those trucks ride a lot higher than that. They sit low when they aren't moving because they rely more on compression damping than spring rates to get ride height.
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